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County record · Missouri

Cole County

6 Deployments on record
5 Agencies
4 Technology categories

Technology presence

ALPR · 2 Fixed cameras & RTCC · none on record Face recognition · none on record Drones / UAS · 2 Gunshot detection · none on record Body-worn & dashcam · 1 Doorbell & camera registry · none on record Cell-site simulators · none on record Predictive policing · 1 Social-media monitoring · none on record

The record, by agency

Jefferson City Police Department

Jefferson City · 2 deployments · on UnGovr: City of Jefferson City

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

The Jefferson City Police Department operates 21 Flock Safety automated license plate readers as of September 2025.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Pittsboro Police Department

Drones / UAS

The Jefferson City Police Department operates one drone as of 2017, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.abc17news.com

Lincoln University Police Department

Jefferson City · 1 deployment

Body-worn & dashcam Vendor: Panasonic

The Lincoln University Police Department purchased four body-worn cameras for $7,400 in 2016.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Lincoln University websiteKOMU

MIssouri State Highway Patrol

Jefferson City · 1 deployment · on UnGovr: Missouri State Highway Patrol

ALPR Vendor: Flock Safety

Missouri will spend $243,750 to purchase 21 additional Flock Safety license plate readers.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): GovTech

Missouri Highway Patrol

Jefferson City · 1 deployment

Drones / UAS Vendor: DJI

The Missouri Highway Patrol operates one DJI Inspire drone as of 2018, according to data compiled by the Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard College.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Center for the Study of the Drone at Bard Collegewww.faa.govwww.kfvs12.com

Missouri State Highway Patrol

Jefferson City · 1 deployment

Predictive policing

The Missouri State Highway Patrol uses predictive policing software.

Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Missouri Department of TransportationMissouri State Highway Patrol Annual Report

Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026